GOP Leaders Mount New Obamacare Repeal Effort (Politico)

Details still in the wind

House Republicans are putting together another legislative package to replace the Affordable Care Act that GOP leaders hope can win enough support within their party to ensure passage,Politico reported.

A deal "brokered by centrist Tuesday Group co-chair Tom MacArthur of New Jersey and hard-right Freedom Caucus head Mark Meadows of North Carolina" would let individual states opt out of certain Obamacare provisions but still force compliance with its most popular elements, such as the ban on excluding coverage of pre-existing conditions, according to Politico.

But a similar compromise floated earlier this month broke down when moderates rejected it, leaving it unclear whether this new attempt can succeed.

Later in the day, Bloomberg reported that House GOP leaders were balking at a White House push for a quick vote on the legislation when Congress returns from recess on Tuesday. And some moderate Republicans told reporters they would not vote for the plan. Thus far, GOP leaders have avoided openly seeking Democratic votes, preferring to craft a plan that can carry the House with purely Republican support.